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Whilst the schistosome tegument has been intensively studied there is little information about processes in the gut, the other major interface with the bloodstream, apart from the well characterised cascade of proteases involved in haemoglobin digestion. To gain insights into gut function we undertook a proteomic analysis of worm vomitus and performed in vitro erythrocyte feeding experiments. Additional...